Star Theatres
Star Theatres was a movie theatre chain owned and operated by Loews Cineplex Entertainment and AMC Theatres. Based solely in Michigan, Star was known for having extravagant interior designs, many screens, and in some cases, stadium-style seating. The chain made the Summer 1990 Entertainment Weekly Honor Roll for movie theaters with the late Detroit Free Press critic Kathy Huffhines declaring, "IT'S FRIENDLY, kicky, and cute and looks like a bright red-and-white jukebox from the outside."[1]
The chain came to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s as more audiences chose to view films at a megaplex. Over time, some locations shut down or moved, while others thrived. The Southfield, Michigan and Auburn Hills, Michigan locations were considered the flagships of the chain and remained very popular with local movie-goers, but were rebranded as AMC theatres in 2018. The slogan was "Love*Laugh*Live" and "Larger than Life".
In 2018, all locations were rebranded as AMC theatres. The Southfield location was permanently closed in 2020.
References
- Entertainment Weekly, June 28, July 5, 1991 p. 26
Locations
- AMC Star Southfield 20 - Southfield, MI (opened June 1997, closed 2020)
- AMC Star Gratiot 15 - Clinton Township, MI (opened 1990, expanded to 21 screens by 1998 (as Star Gratiot 21), downsized to 15 screens 2018)
- Star Holland 8 - Holland, MI (opened 1989)
- Star Lincoln Park 8 - Lincoln Park Shopping Center, Lincoln Park, MI (opened May 1988, closed 2003, demolished 2018)
- AMC Fairlane 21 - Fairlane Town Center, Dearborn, MI (opened May 2000 as Star Fairlane 21)
- AMC Grand Rapids 18 - Grand Rapids, MI (opened 1992 as Star Grand Rapids 18)
- AMC Star Great Lakes 25 - Great Lakes Crossing Outlets, Auburn Hills, MI (opened April 1999)
- Star Rochester Hills 10 - Rochester Hills, MI (opened 1989, closed and sold 2010, remodeled into a location of an Emagine theatre)
- Star Taylor 10 - Taylor, MI (opened 1989, closed 2009, reopened 2010 as Spotlight Theaters Taylor 10, Spotlight Theaters Taylor 10 closed 2012)
- AMC John R 15 - Madison Heights, MI (opened 1989 as Star John R 15)
- Star Winchester - Winchester Mall, Rochester Hills, MI (opened 1985, closed 1999, rebuilt into a strip mall)